Nicaragua admitted in the International Court of Justice that it entered the disputed Isla Portillos territory, but stopped short of accepting responsibility for two new canals discovered in September.
According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, administration officials would have to consider delaying or suspending tens of billions of dollars in critical payments to low-income people and seniors.
The Seattle chain, which in city after city has prompted cafes to close or remake themselves to survive, recently said that it plans to open 50 stores in Colombia in the next few years.
“The island, whether big or small, is Costa Rican territory and international law must recognize this," Costa Rica's representative to the court, Édgar Ugalde, said.